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Kyle Shanahan addresses challenges of facing the Philadelphia defense

The Philadelphia Eagles defense is phenomenal.

They make life miserable on opposing quarterbacks. Philadelphia finished 2022 with 70 sacks, the third most since they became an official stat in 1982.

In the NFC Divisional round against New York, the Eagles did not slow down sacking Giants quarterback Daniel Jones five times. Next on the hit list is Brock Purdy.

During his Thursday press conference Kyle Shanahan was asked about the challenges of putting together a plan to face Philadelphia and what he’s seen from his rookie quarterback.

Is this a team that you look at in the Eagles in terms of the way that they were built?